The best apps for finding, reserving and paying for parking
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Apps can make parking in Palma much easier – for example, if you want to find a free parking space, book a space in advance or pay for parking directly via your smartphone. This saves time and makes your stay much more relaxed.
In this overview, you’ll find the top apps for parking in Palma, each with details on where they can be used, their features, limitations, any additional costs, ratings, and download links for Apple and Android.
mobiAPParc
mobiAPParc is an app provided by the City of Palma that makes parking in public street spaces (blue parking zones / ORA) and in municipal parking garages / underground car parks fully digital and cashless. In practical terms, this means:
Parking on the street: parking ticket machine no longer needs to be used; booking and paying for your ticket is done via the app, and the parking time can be extended remotely before it expires
Parking in underground car parks: the number plate stored in the app is recognised when entering and leaving, there is no need to stop at the barrier, and payment is made automatically by credit card
- Ticket purchase – for the blue parking zones (ORA)
- Expiry notification – for the booked parking time (ORA)
- Extend parking time – remotely (ORA)
- Display of connected underground car parks – via a map
- Display of free parking spaces – in underground car parks
- Number plate recognition – when entering and leaving underground car parks
- Cashless payment
- Reserve parking spaces
- Display of parking fees
- Apple App Store: 1,8
- Google Play Store: 1,0
ElParking
ElParking is mainly useful for certain parking areas around Palma’s harbour. You can use the app to buy parking tickets and pay cashlessly. However, the app is not suitable for the ORA zones.
- Display of connected car parks – via a map
- Ticket purchase – for car parks
- Cashless payment
- Reserve parking spaces
- Apple App Store: 4,7
- Google Play Store: 2,9
Parkapp
Parkapp is suitable for reserving selected underground car parks in Palma and at the airport. The app displays connected parking facilities on a map and enables cashless payment.
- Display of connected underground car parks – via a map
- Reserve a parking space – in underground car parks
- Cancel free of charge – usually 24 hours in advance
- Cashless payment
- Hourly booking (only day-by-day bookings are possible)
- Apple App Store: 4,6
- Google Play Store: n/a
Parclick
With Parclick, you can book selected underground car parks in Palma as well as parking garages and car parks at the airport in advance. Cashless payment and usually free cancellation are included.
- Display of connected underground car parks – via a map
- Reserve a parking space – in underground car parks
- Cancel free of charge – usually 24 hours in advance
- Cashless payment
- Hourly booking (only day-by-day bookings are possible)
- Apple App Store: 4,4
- Google Play Store: 4,4
Parkimeter
Parkimeter allows you to reserve parking spaces in selected underground car parks in Palma and at the airport in advance – including map view, cashless payment and usually free cancellation.
- Display of connected underground car parks – via a map
- Reserve a parking space – in underground car parks
- Cancel free of charge – usually 24 hours in advance
- Cashless payment
- Hourly booking (only day-by-day bookings are possible)
- Apple App Store: 4,7
- Google Play Store: 4,2
EasyPark
EasyPark is especially relevant in Palma for selected car parks in the harbour area. The app enables ticket purchase and cashless payment – but not for the ORA zones.
- Display of connected car parks – via a map
- Ticket purchase – for car parks
- Number plate recognition – when entering and leaving underground car parks
- Cashless payment
- Reserve parking spaces
- Display of parking fees
- Parking fees plus 15 % service fee (minimum ⌀ €0.35)
- alternatively €3.99/month instead of a service fee
- Apple App Store: 4,8
- Google Play Store: 4,8
EMT Palma
Even though EMT Palma is not a parking app, it is still worth a brief mention here: in Palma, the bus is a practical addition – especially if you have parked your car further out at a Park & Ride car park.
In the app, you can conveniently enter your destination, for example a sight, a specific street or a point on the map. It then shows you suitable connections with stops, walking routes and journey times.
- Route planning – via a map
- Timetable information
- Nearby stops
- Real-time arrival times
- Apple App Store: 2,6
- Google Play Store: 2,8
Conclusion
The apps presented here make parking in Palma significantly more convenient: no searching for coins, no queuing at payment machines – instead, cashless payment, direct entry and exit using number plate recognition, and the option to extend your parking time easily while you are out and about.
However, no single app covers all parking options in Palma. Each app only works with selected parking facilities, so depending on the situation, you may need to use different apps.
As a rough guide: mobiAPParc is the first choice for the blue ORA parking zones and the municipal underground car parks in Palma. Parkapp, Parclick and Parkimeter offer a similar range of functions and are particularly suitable for booking in advance at currently two parking garages / underground car parks in Palma. ElParking and EasyPark are mainly useful for parking in the harbour area, where they allow you to pay parking fees cashlessly.
With PalmaParkingInfo and the right app – or a clever combination of several – parking in Palma can be made much less stressful.
